St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-15

been appointed q member of the Board
OF Education for the uIiexpired term of
j. NJ. Curtis, resigned, and requesting
Mr.. Cook, in the hope of his acceptance
OF such appointment, to call for his COM
mission.
In the absence of such commission or
other credentials, and also that the
the matter was, on motion of Inspector
Williams, deferred to next meeting.
REPORTS.
The superintendent verbally reported
the programme of exercises for the pub
lie school examinations about to be
held. He also read a letter from Hon.
George Benz stating that it would give
that gentleman much pleasure to again
place at the disposition of the Board a
suitable prize for the best essay in
matter, style and delivery at the gradu-
ating exercises of the High school class
of 1887. Report received, and the offer
William I'll. Wilcox Through In
spector Williams) also desiredto pre-
sent two appropriate prizes to be
awarded to those graduates of the class
of 'S7 of the High school showing the
greatest proficiency respectively in free
hand and mechanical drawing. The
offer of MIR. Wilcox was accepted with
thanks.
From the Committee ON High School
Reporting the details for arrange
mentS for the High school graduating
exercises, the manner of distributing
and the number of invitations, such in
yitatiOnS not to admit, but to he seX-
changed for reserved seat checks or reg
ular tickets at the box Office of the opera
house on the 22d and 23d inst, and that
the manager of the opera house would,
under this arrangement, assume general
control, furnish uSherS and thus avoid
the trouble heretofore experienced.
Accepted and approved.
By the Committee on Purchases and
Supplies
In view of the fact that the duties of
the Secretary of this Board have been
largely increased during the last year
and half in acting as purchasing agent
and storekeeper, necessitating the use.
OF a horse and wagon, and the employ
ment of help at his own expense; there
fore,
Resolved, That a warrant be drawn
on the School Treasury in favor of Otto
Dreher for the sum of S720, being for
one years services rendered outside of
his official duties as Secretary to July l.,
1887, in the purchase of school supplies,
ETC., including the use of horse and
wagon necessary for such services.
VIM. BERLANDI, i
KARL SUMMON.
Adopted by:
Giesen, Williams, Ellis, Gilbert, Athey,
Postlethwaite, Haas, Dobner and Mr..
Vice President-11.
From the Committee on Real Estate;-
ST. PAUL, June IL, 1887.
To the President and Members of the
Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: Referring to the pro-
pesalS for the erection of an addition to
theHigh school building which were re-
ceived on the 9th day of June, 1887, and
referred to your committee on real eS-
tate for tabulatiOn and report, your
committee beg leave to recommend that
all of the bids received be rejected, and
that authority be granted to re-advertise
for proposals for the construction and
erection of said addition, after confer
ence with the architect to ascertain
whether OF not any notifications of the
plans can be made, with view of les
SEEMING the cost of the proposed addition
Very respectfully,
A. G. PoSTLETHwAITE, Chairman.
Inspector SimmOn was not in favor of
building any addition at present, and
Thought tnaC Dy SOOu management ana
utilizing the assembly hall the present
building could be made to serve the
purpose for some time longer.
Inspector Williams was of like opin-
ion, and cited figures in support thereof.
He also stated that Milwaukee and other
larger cities than st. Paul had high
school buildings amply sufficient for
their purposes and yet smaller than our
present building.
Inspector Gilbert was strongly in.
favor of an addition, and quoted facts
and figures showing the actual necessity
for the contemplated improvement, and
spoke in favor of the adoption of the
report, as did Inspector Dobner.
Supt. Taylor having been called upon
presented statistics as to the present en-
rollment, average attendance and prob
able increase to be provided for. c. b.
Gilbert, principal of the High school,
by invitation also addressed the Board,
detailing the plan of instruction, the
seating capacity and explained the
necessity for the assembly hall, etc.
Inspector Athey called for vote on the
report Of the committee, pending which,
on motion of Inspector Dobner, the
Board adjourned until Saturday even
ing, the 18th inst. OTTo DREHER,
Secretary.